Novel p-sulfonamidophenols capable of releasing a heterocyclic azo dye

ABSTRACT

Nondiffusible p-sulfonamidophenols which are alkali-cleavable upon oxidation to release a diffusible color-providing moiety from the benzene nucleus having the formula: WHEREIN Col is a dye or dye precursor moiety, and Ballast is an organic ballasting radical which renders the compound nondiffusible in a photographic element during development with an alkaline processing composition.

United States Patent Fleckenstein 5] Dec. 23, 1975 [5 NOVEL P-SULFONAMIDOPHENOLS 3,443,940 5/1969 Bloom et al 96/66 R CAPABLE OF LEASING A OTHER PUBLICATIONS HETEROCYCLIC AZO DYE Lee J. Fleckenstein, Rochester, NY.

Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY.

Filed: Apr. 16, 1973 Appl. No.: 351,700

Related US. Application Data Continuation-impart of Ser. No. 282,795, Aug. 22, 1972, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 176,752, Aug. 31, 1971, abandoned.

Inventor:

Assignee:

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/1964 Whitrnore et al 260/197 X 4/1969 Kuhne et a1. 260/206 X 5/1969 Bloom et al. 96/3 Titov et al. Zhur Obsh. Khimii v61. 30, pp. 623-628 (1960).

Primary Examiner-Floyd D. Higel Assistant Examiner-John J. Doll Attorney, Agent, or Firm-H. E. Cole [57] ABSTRACT Nondifiusible p-sulfonamidophenols which are alkalicleavable upon oxidation to release a diffusible colorproviding moiety from the benzene nucleus having the formula:

Ballast NHso -c61 wherein C01 is a dye or dye precursor moiety, and Ballast is an organic ballasting radical which renders the compound nondiffusible in a photographic element during development with an alkaline processi g composition.

5 Claims, No Drawings NOVEL P-SULFONAMIDOPHENOLS CAPABLE OF RELEASING A I-IETEROCYCLIC AZO DYE This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 282,795'filed. Aug. 22, 1972, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuationin-part of application Ser. No. 176,752 filedAug. 31, 1971, now abandoned.

This invention relates to novel p-sulfonamidophenol compounds which are alkali-cleavable upon oxidation.

In US. Pat. No. 3,443,939, splittable ring-closing compounds are described wherein a diffusible dye moiety is split off the compound and transferred to provide the desired image while the remainder of the compound undergoes an internal cyclization or ring-closing reaction. The psulfonamidophenol compounds of my invention do not undergo the intramolecular ring-elosure mechanism described in that patent and therefore have a simple molecular structure. Further, many of the ring-closing compounds in this patent are illustratcd with a p-phenylenediamine moiety on the ring which takes part in the ring-closing mechanism. However, p-phenylenediamines have a well-known propensity to desensitize emulsions. Since my compounds do not have a p-phenylenediamine moiety on them, they can be incorporated in an emulsion layer, if desired, without emulsion desensitization.

In US. Pat. No. 3,443,940, nondiffusible compounds are described which are capable of reacting with an oxidized color developer or which are capable of providing an oxidation product which may autoreact intramolecularly in such a way as to form a new aromatic or heterocy'c-lic ring and, as a function of such reaction I .a'ndfring formation, to split off a mobile and diffusible color-providing material. Here again, a pph'enylenediamine moiety on the ring to take part in the ring closing mechanism has the disadvantages described above. In column 8 of this patent, a compound having the following formula is described:

The p-sulfonamidophenols of my invention, however, operate in quite a different manner from the m-sulfonamidophenols of that patent, as will be explained in more detail hereinafter.

It is an object of this invention to provide novel p-sulfonamidophenols.

. Ballast l Naso -co1 on on 1 wherein: y 1 1- t 1. Col ista dye or dye precursormoiety and v 2. Ballast vis an organic ballasting radical of such molecularesize and configuration as to render the compound nondiffusibleduring development in an alkaline processing composition.

The nature of the ballast group in the formula for the compounds described above (Ballast) is not critical as long as it confers nondiffusibility to the compounds. Typical ballast groups include long-chain alkyl radicals linked directly or indirectly to the compound as well as aromatic radicals of the benzene and naphthalene series indirectly attached or fused directly to the benzene nucleus, etc. Useful ballast groups generally have at least 8 carbon atoms and may even comprise a polymer backbone or a dye or dye precursor (Col) as defined below, e.g.,

I I NHSO C0I NHSO -C0l OH OH alk lene (6-l c rbon atoms NHSO -Col etc.

wherein Col has the same definition as in the formula above. In certain preferred embodiments of my invention, Ballast is either an alkyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, an carboxamide radical having 8-30 carbon atoms or a keto radical having 8-30 carbon atoms.

In addition to Ballast, the benzene nucleus in the above formula may have groups or atoms attached thereto such as the halogens, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, nitro, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, amido, cyano, alkylmercapto, keto carboalkoxy, heterocyclic group, etc. In addition, such groups may combine together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached on the ring to form a fused ring which may be saturated or unsaturated including a carbocyclic ring, a heterocyclic ring, etc. When an aromatic ring is directly fused to the benzene nucelus of a p-sulfonamidophenol compound of the invention, such p-sulfonamidonaphthol is considered to be a species of a p-sulfonamidophenol and thus included within the definition.

As previously mentioned, C01 in the above formula represents a dye or dye precursor moiety. Such moieties are well-known to those skilled in the art and include dyes such as azo, azomethine, azopyrazolone, indoaniline, indophenol, anthraquinone, triarylmeth- 0 ane, alizarin, merocyanine, nitro, quinoline, cyanine,

with a material to form a complex, etc. Col could also be a coupler moiety such as a phenol, naphthol, indazolone, open-chain benzoyl acetanilide, pivalylacetanilide, malonamide, malonanilide, cyanoacetyl, coumarone, pyrazolone, compounds'described in US. Pat. No. 2,756,142, etc. These compounds may contain a solubilizing group, if desired. In certain preferred embodiments of my invention, Col represents a preformed dye since such p-sulfonamidophenol compounds are YELLOW DYE GROUPS lt-Hydroxy azobenzene 3-me thyl-Lt-hydroxy az obenzene -sulfhydryl azobenzene Compound No. Vll Shifted Magenta Dye-Providing 1-Hydroxy-4-[3-(N-[4-(3,5-dibromo-4-hydioxyphenylimino)-l-phenyl-2-pyrazolih S-On-B yHCQrbamyl)-benzenesulfonamido]-2-[8(2,4-di-tcrt-amylphenoxy)-n-butyl]naphthamide v @CONI'H CH )u-O- I IHSO -QN NH OH 1 Compound No. [X Shifted Yellow Dye-Providing I NHSOZQ-CONHQ-GOOCONHP N v V 7 CH3 Compound No. x Shifted Yellow Dye- Proyiding @Q-cownc H l NHSO -NHCOQCQCi cn l Compound No. XI Shifted Magenta Dye-Providing 9 C\5H1 -t 1 @-NHCONH(CH O-C5H11-t 33 I -N-- -01 NHSO -CONH- mi.- 0

.C] n C1 N Compound No. XII Shifted Magenta Dye-Providing @CONH- N-N--CH 1Li 29 3 v NHSOg- -CONH- =0 II N Compound No. Xlll Shifted Cyan Dye-Providing ll c H com! 15 31 j om} NHSO Br -Br I OH Compound No. XIV Shifted Cyan Dye-Providing -NHCO-.-CN l 1 3 ,928 ,3 12 6 MAGENTA DYE GROUPS 1 .Q -co1m( (211 ),,0 41 11 4: Ho-@N=N 5 I I OCH(CH Compound No. III

8-Acetamido-3,6-disulfo2-{p-[(4-hydroxy-2-pentadecyl)-phenylsulfam0yl]-phenylazo}-l-naphthol N--N-@ monopyridinium salt I i OH HO NH 1 5 I! N o OH NHCOCH 1 2O C2H5NC2HL,-NH-SO2-CH3 so; 3

. CYAN DYE GROUPS I H C H 2 5 0 HO Compound NO.

2-{p-[ (4-Hydroxy-2-pentadecyl )-phenylsulfamoyl 11 phenylazo}-4-isopropoxynaphthol N 40 Compound No. V

9 1 4-{ -[4-(N N-Dimeth lamin0)- hen lazol-ben- OH O IvH- CH -O P 1 y P y 2) 3 H zenesulfonamido}-3-pentadecylphenol When dye precursor moieties are employed in my invention instead of dyes, there are converted to dyes H by means well-known to those skilled in the art, e.g.,

oxidation, either in a photosensitive element, in a processing composition or in a dye image-receiving layer 3 5 1 3 to form a visible dye. Such techniques are disclosed, for NHS02 example, in British Pat. Nos. 1,157,501; 1,157,502; 3

1,157,503; 1,157,504; 1,157,505; 1,157,506; 1,157,507; 1,157,508; 1,157,509; 1,157,510; and U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,774,668; 2,698,798; 2,698,244; 2,661,293; VI 2,559,643; l-Hydroxy-4-[3-(1-phenyl-3-methylcarbamyl-4- Compounds within the scope of my invention include pyrazolin-S-onylazo)-benzenesulf0namido]-2-[6-(2,4- the following: di-tert-amylphenoxy)-n-butyl]-naphthamide Compound No. l

3-Pentadecyl-4-(p-phenylazobenzenesulfonamido l l CH l phenol I @@-CONH(CH2)) 0"' 5 i 611 1 C H t NH 5 11 l 3 5 2 H O NHSOZ I --l\-'=N Compound No. II N=N i N Y y-4-(p-phenylaiobenzenesulfonamido)-2-[8- (2,4-di-tert-amylphenoxy )-n-butyl]-naphthamide CON 3 9 10 Compound No. XV Yellow Dye-Providing (Initially Compound No. XIX Cyan Dye-Providing (Initially Leuco) Leuco) a OH 131 H 6 NHS02 3 OCH-[3 0 Br Br O OH G1 0 Cl Compound No. XX Cyan Dye-Providing (Initially H Leuco) ONH(CH2 )go@c it 1 -t (O: O c H t OH 5 H HCO-@-CN NHSO @-C0NH H 014% OH Compound No. XVI Yellow Dye-Providing (Initially Of the above compounds, especially good results are Leuco) obtained with Compound Nos. III, IV, V, VI and VII. 0H The dye image-providing compounds of the present invention may be employed in photographic elements 1B 37 by using coating solutions containing between about 0.5 and about 8 percent by weight of the dye imageproviding compound distributed in a hydrophilic film- HSOZTNHCOYCHCOC CH3 )3 forming natural material or synthetic polymer, such as gelatin, polyvinyl alcohol, etc., which is adapted to be permeated by aqueous alkaline processing composition. The photographic element is developed by means 01 (1) Cl of an electron transfer developer such as:

H hydroquinone, Compound No. xvn Magenta Dye-Providing N-methylaminophenol,

(I i i ll L Phenidone (l-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone),

naconnlcn Q S H' G1 I QP N-N @431 H3 2@ NHU *o C O a H Compound Magenta Dye'pl'oviding Dimezone (l-phenyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-pyrazolidone),

(Initially Leuco) ascorbic acid, ()3 aminophenols, etc.

6ONH The developing agent becomes oxidized upon development and reduces silver halide in the photographic @k 9 element to silver metal. The oxidized developer then cross-oxidizes the p-sulfonamidophenol. The product 3 of cross-oxidation then under lk l' h d l I goes a a me y ro ysis, NHSO2--C0NH 0 thus releasing an imagewise distribution of diffusible H dye or dye precursor which then diffuses to an imagereceiving layer to provide a dye image. The diffusible Ci moiety is transferable in alkaline processing composi- Br tion either by virtue of its self-diffusivity or by having 6 attached to it one or more solubilizing groups such as as COOI-I, SO H, SO NI-IX, OH, SH, etc. Although it is not intended to limit the present invention to any particular theory or reaction mechanism, it is believed that the following chemical reactions take place in utilizing my novel compounds in a photographic element:

1. Development of a latent image with an electron transfer developer such as hydroquinone, thereby oxidizing it to a quinone 2 Ag Ag 221* OH O 2. Cross-oxidation step in which quinone is reduced and dye-releasing compound is oxidized Dye-releasing compound oxidized developer 3. Alkaline hydrolysis to release a diffusible dye Ballast on- -9 Ballast A m-sulfonamidophenol, such as those described in prior-art US. Pat. No. 3,443,940, would not be useful in the above-described chemical reactions. Such m-sulfonamidophenols require the use of a color developing agent to be operable since electron transfer developers would not be of use. A process employing these m-sulfonamidophenols and a color developing agent is defined as an oxidative'condensation reaction since these two materials have to combine chemically. In using the said p-sulfonamidophenols of my invention, no color developing agent is necessary. This is advantageous since color developers are difficult to handle and control, while conventional electron transfer developers do not suffer from such disabilities. In addition, no chemical condensation is necessary in using my novel p-sulfonamidophenols. The developer employed in this redox process only undergoes an electron exchange and no oxidative condensation reaction is required. This is illustrated in step (2) above, where the oxidized developer acquires two electrons from the p-sulfonamidophenol, converting it to a quinonemonosulfonamide, and in the process is converted back to developer.

The following examples further illustrate the invention.

EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of Compound No. I

To a solution of 16 g. of 4-amino-3-pentadecylphenol in 100 ml. pyridine cooled in an ice bath is added 14 g. of p-phenylazobenzenesulfonyl chloride. After 5 hours stirring, the mixture is poured into ice water containing 150 ml. concentrated hydrochloric acid. The resulting solid is recrystallized from ethanol, methanol, and acetonitrile to give an orange solid, m.p. l25l27C., resolidified, second m.p. l43l44C.

EXAMPLE 2 Preparation of Compound No. II

To a solution of 24.5 g. of 4-amino-2-(N-[4-(2,4-ditert-pentylphenoxy)-butyl]-carbamyl)-naphthol in 150 ml. pyridine cooled in an ice bath is added 15.5 g. of p-phenylazobenzenesulfonyl chloride. After 2 hours stirring, the mixture is poured into ice water containing 150 ml. concentrated hydrochloric acid. The resulting solid is recrystallized from ethyl acetate and from 1:1 tetrahydrofuran-ethanol to give an orange solid, m.p.

O OH OH O Ballast JE l --5 H Ballast & l

O SOzCol H l. SOz-Col NHSOz-CO].

Diffusible Dye EXAMPLE 3 Preparation of Compound No. III

To a suspension of 2.4 g. of 4-(p-aminobenzenesulfonamido)-3-pentadecylphenol in a mixture of ml. of glacial acetic acid and 6 ml. concentrated hydrochloric acid is added a solution of 0.4 g. sodium nitrate in 5 ml. H O. The yellow suspension is stirred for 1 hour, then poured into a solution of 2.4 g. acetyl I-I-acid in ml. methanol cooled in an ice bath. 50 Ml. of pyridine is then added and the magenta-colored solution is stirred for 1 hour at 0C., filtered, and concentrated to dryness under vacuum. The residual is washed with water and acetronitrile and recrystallized from ethanol to give a red solid.

EXAMPLE 4 Preparation of Compound No. IV

To a stirred suspension of 8.5 g. of 4-(p-aminobenzenesulfonamido)-3-pentadecylphenol in 240 ml. of glacial acetic acid is added 22 ml. concentrated hydrochloric acid, followed by a solution of 1.5 g. sodium nitrite in 10 ml. water. The mixture is stirred at room.

temperature for one hour, then poured into a solution of 36 g. potassium acetate and 4 g. 4-isopropoxy-lnaphthol in 400 ml. methanol cooled in an ice bath. The mixture is stirred for one hour at 0C., filtered, and then concentrated to dryness under vacuum. The residue was recrystallized from methanol and isopropyl alcohol to yield'a red solid, m.p. 83-87C.

EXAMPLE EXAMPLE 7 Preparation of Compound No. V Preparation of Compound VI To a stirred suspension of 7.6 g. of 4-(p-aminoben- 5 v Solution of (Q0905 mole) of y y' zenesulfonamido)-3-pentadecylphenol in 200 ml. of p y p y) y p glacial acetic acid is added ml. concentrated hydroof y Py cooled to and chloric acid, followed by a solution of 1.3 g. sodium, Shrred a hhmgeh' atmosphere are added nitrite in 10 ml. water. The mixture is stirred at room (00905 mole) of 1'phehyl'?"methylcarhamyl'4'(m temperature for minutes, then poured into a solu 10 chlorosulfonylphenylazo)-5-pyrazolone. The mixture is tion of 32 g. potassium acetate and 61 NN dime stirred for 3 hours at room temperature and poured thylaniline in 350 ml. methanol cooled in an ice bath. mm a hhxture oflce ahd hydrochloric acid' The P The mixture is Stirred for 1 hour at and filterecL itate is collected, dried and recrystallized from butanol The collected solid is washed with methanol and water, give 47 (59%) of a bright Orange olid, m.p. 212 then recrystallized from ethanol, cyclohexane-ethyl l5 acetate, and isopropyl alcohol to give copper-orange plates, m.p. l4l157C. EXAMPLE 3 EXAMPLE 6 Preparation of Compound No. VII

A single-layer su orted l ti il h lid 20 Compound VII is prepared according to the follow (cubic bromide) emulsion coating is prepared which g procfldurel O H -t owmrco ONH(GH )u -0 O C H O 5 1 1 we N ( c) CONH contains per square foot of coating 60 mg. of Com- Equimolar (0.1 mol.) amounts of the amino naphthol pound No. I, 120 mg. of di-n-butylphthalate, mg. of 40 (A) and the sulfonyl chloride (B) are allowed to react silver and 450 mg. of gelatin. A sample of the photosenin tetrahydrofuran for 2 /2 hours at room temperature. Sitive element is exposed to a graduated-density multi- After the product has separated from solution on addicolor test object. A processing composition comprising tion of water, it is recrystallized from methanol and l-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone (developing agent) (0.5 g./l.), water, m.p. l43-l46 C.

NaOH (0.1 orm l) d h d th l ll l (30 45 Substituted pyrazolone (C) is oxidatively coupled g./l.) is employed in a pod and is spread between the with 2,6-dibromo-4-aminophenol according to the folexposed surface of the photosensitive element and a lowing scheme:

Br OH x s o C0NH(CH )u-O Q SHHG C+HOO a @O S CONH 0 Compound VII 0 Br Br superposed dye image-receiving element comprisinga The above reaction is run by using equimolar pp Coated With 700 g-m of g l and 5 (0.00228 moi.) quantities of(C),the aminophenol (D) gJ 0f e mordant N-n-octadecyl-tributylam- 5 and K 8 0 oxidant in a mixture of dilute aqueous Na monium bromide, by passing the transfer sandwich" I CO and n-butyl alcohol. The crude product is recovbetween a pair of juxtaposed pressure rollers. ered from the organic phase, following washing and After 5 minutes at about 24C., the film unit is sepad i b solvent removaL It is then ifi d by 1. rated. A negative yellow dye image is observed on the mn chromatography, m.p. 200 C. with decomposidye image-receiving sheet. tion.

EXAMPLE 9 9 Preparation of Compound No. VIII Compound VIII is prepared by coupling of sul- Ballast fonamidophenol (E):

NHSO COl C H1 1 t 10 wherein: H r a. C01 is a heterocylic azo dye moiety, and

-G CONH 2 )Lf O E 11 b. Ballast is an organic ballastlng radical containing 0 0 G1 at least 8 carbon atoms which renders said compound nondiffusible in a photographic element Hs,() --N1-1- :Y 0 N 15 during development with an alkaline processing l -f composition. (E) l 2. The compound of claim 1 wherein an aromatic ring is directly fused to with a preformed indophenol leuco dye of the following OH structure:

NHZ Cl H Q NHTQfl to provide a p-sulfonamidonaphthol.

(:1 CH (:1 (F) 3. The compound of claim 1 wherein Ballast is alkyl of 8 to 22 carbon atoms or carboxamide of 8-30 carbon atoms. Compound (F) is made according to the following 4. The compound according to claim 1 which is 8- sequence of reactions: {WH l MdrOw Z-Pen- OH OH Cl NH C1 39 ClCOOCHzCI-I; z e s B H C 2 01 on NH t COOCH (G) KBFCQO((Z\U6 :j C1 cl H01 3 5 CH3 il I Cl (a) H fld) (F). c H -t -HC1 on ONHWHZ r O S H Compound VIII The invention has been described with particular tadecyl)phenylsulfamoyl]-phenylazo} l-naphth0l reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, monopyridinium salt. v but it will be understood that variations and modifica- 5. The compound according to claim 1 which is l tions can be effected within the spirit and scope of the hydroxy-4-[3-(1-phenyl-3-methylcarbamyl-4-pyrazoinvemlon- I lin-5-onylazo)-benzenesulfonamido]-2-[6-2,4-di-tertclam: amylphenoxy)-n-butyl]naphthamide. l. A compound having the formula: H 

1. A COMPOUND HAVING THE FORMULA:
 2. The compound of claim 1 wherein an aromatic ring is directly fused to
 3. The compound of claim 1 wherein Ballast is alkyl of 8 to 22 carbon atoms or carboxamide of 8-30 carbon atoms.
 4. The compound according to claim 1 which is 8-acetamido-3,6-disulfo-2-(p-((4-hydroxy-2-pentadecyl)phenylsulfamoyl) -phenylazo)-1-naphthol monopyridinium salt.
 5. The compound according to claim 1 which is 1-hydroxy-4-(3-(1-phenyl-3-methylcarbamyl-4-pyrazolin-5-onylazo) -benzenesulfonamido)-2-( delta -2,4-di-tert-amylphenoxy)-n-butyl)naphthamide. 